The Zeitgeist List · coordinators · never a head coach
Kurt Mattix.
Defensive coordinator · 5 seasons · 3 stints · 3 programs2 seasons ranked in the national top 10%
Own effect on the unit
Defense+0.38#23 of 458 · more than most
The tenure clock
Every stop re-aligned to its own first year, so the stops stack instead of scrolling past each other. The gray dashed line is a reference, not a path: each point is the median of whoever was still in the job that year, across every real OC/DC stint since 2014 at that role, and the pool shrinks year over year because surviving to a later year means not having been fired.
San Diego State 2020–2023
Charlotte 2025–2025
Ohio 2026–2026
Median of those still in the job, that year of a tenure. A shrinking pool, not a path.
San Diego State, 4 years
−72.1
97.2 to 25.2 percentile.
Median defensive coordinator
+1.0
first season to last, across 239 stints of 3+ years. 52.3% improve at all.
Every stop on the calendar
| Years | Program | Walked into | Year 1 | Best | Vs. talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2023 | San Diego State | 97.3 | 97.2 | 97.2 | +32.5 |
| 2025–2025 | Charlotte | 29.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | −12.2 |
| 2026–2026 | Ohio | no record | — | — | — |
San Diego State 2020–2023: ranked 97th the year before he arrived, 97th at its best — went backwards.
Charlotte 2025–2025: ranked 29th the year before he arrived, 29th at its best — went backwards.
Ohio: just hired, no season coached yet.